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  So I stumbled on this video (kinda long) that I think is extremely helpful

  by emanresu in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't post here much, but i came across this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om4pb0zznp4 about understaning how the mind of a jw works.

  i know none of you need any help in this area, but you never know who might.

  it explains how the watchtower society uses mind control on jws.

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  tornapart

  excellent... thanks!
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  Annual Meeting Question

  by grumblecakes in

  1. watchtower
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  good morning everybody!!.

  ok ive heard only "activejws in good standing" can attend, what if youre irreguar?

  how are they enforcing this?

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  tornapart

  As I understand it (my hubby is an attendant at this thing) it is by invite only. Tickets and assigned seats, in our area at least. If she goes without an invite she will not be allowed in. If she has an invite she can't invite someone else herself and save them a seat.
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  JW Wife complications

  by manda63 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, my wife became a jw about 25 years ago and at the time while it all sounded crazy to me but i could see not wrong and have no problem with people having a religion , it started to become apparent that her choice of religion was almost cult like with all the controls in place.

  we no longer have a social life together as she will only be with clan members not wordly people and i have stopped going round to her friends houses for get togethers becouse i am sick to death of being questioned and mocked about my beliefs,hearing other religion being called so harsh,wordly people being talked about as if scum and all the other haughty talk.

  i am not allowed any material in the house that might be apostate,satanic?

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  tornapart

  Welcome mand63, that's a real shame.

  In my old cong there was a married couple, she was JW, he was Catholic (still are I believe). They were both regularly invited to social occasions by each other's friends, barbecues, picnics, parties etc . He was happy mixing with her JW friends though he never came with her to the hall and she was happy mixing with his catholic friends, though she never went to his church. Both were very active doing things for their own religion. They had and still have a very happy marriage. We personally got to know him quite well, he was a really nice guy.

  It shouldn't have to be the way it is for you!
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  Do you have any "one-liners" for drive-by witnessing?

  by Faithful Witness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am looking for things i can say in passing, when i meet some of my jw friends.

  we used to attend meetings, but have not been officially recognized yet, as apostates.

  we were good and curious students, but fell away and were choked out by weeds.. since i will be renewing my bible student status soon, i am hoping this will open more windows into the organization.

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  One that's made my hubby think is asking why they needed to change the 'generation' to an 'overlapping generation' (really meaning two generations), wasn't it because the generation that saw 1914 is now dead?
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  Good history books

  by zound in

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  2. friends

  can anyone recommend some good world history books?.

  i know you will always lose alot in a 'world' history book, but what are some of the better ones?.

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  tornapart

  I've got the Times Complete History of the World. It's very good.
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  Isn't the new light exciting???

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, for some jw's the gb new light is very very exciting.

  in fact its the most exciting thing that has happened in a very long time.

  this is what a long time jw told me.

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  I'm hoping there'll be some really wacky 'new light' at the AGM.. it'll make my fade so much easier!!
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  Please Hear My Confession, I lied to all my friends in the Kingdom Hall! Forgiveness needed!

  by AuntConnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i ask for the forgiveness of all the brothers and sisters who heard me lie and lie and lie about how my husband lost all his weight!

  please make room in your heart to forgive me, it's rare i will open up myself to the scrutiny of jehovah's witnesses net message board, i try not to reveal too many things about my life.

  i come from a fleshly family that is screwed up, we learned from youth how to use theocratic warfare even with other jehovah's witnesses asking innocent questions.

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  tornapart

  Aunt Connie, you are definitely one of my favourite posters. A complete one off!
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  HELP! JWSTRUGGLE UNDER ATTACK FROM F.A.C.A.D.E! Special Theocratic Warfare Unit of W.T.S.!!!

  by AuntConnie in

  1. social
  2. current

  jw-struggle is under attack by the elite team of hacking pioneers, code name facade!

  their mission is to rid the organization of the "undesireable class" of people!.

  facade was used during the great rebellion of 1977-1981 by eliminating any free-thinking christians.

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  ROFLMAO!!!
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  My new priority

  by cantleave in

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  tornapart

  Thanks for clarifying Cantleave and I'm with you on that one...
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  Discussion w/ Wife: I Welcome Your Suggestions

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so these last few wts have definitely eroded my wife's faith in the org.

  she is definitely seeing the bs, and i even overheard her talking openly about it to a family member.

  good for her!.

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  tornapart

  Quakers don't go to war, then there are anabaptists. amish, mennonites etc, a number of pentecostals too.

  As for the preaching work, there are at least a million christians in China... how many are JWs? There are over 2 and a half million christians in Pakistan, how many are JWs?